In 1978, "Don't Leave Me This Way" won the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards.
The album won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance.
The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, but lost to Marvin Gaye for his song Sexual Healing.
The single "Wanna Be With You" won EWF a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Wonder won three awards for Talking Book at the 1974 Grammys: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", and both Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "Superstition".